Oxford University Press

An Ice Age is dawning on Mica's homeland. The climate is getting colder, there are fewer mammoths to hunt, and the future of her people looks uncertain ...Mica's mind is bursting with new ideas to help them survive the long winter, but the others refuse to listen, determined to cling to the old ways no matter what. Shunned and frustrated,...

Forests have become the focus of intense conservation interest over the past two decades, reflecting widespread concern about high rates of deforestation and forest degradation, particularly in tropical countries. The aim of this book is to outline the main methods and techniques available to forest ecologists....

The Fate of Britain&'s Convicts after the American RevolutionSince Robert Hughes&' The Fatal Shore, the fate of British convicts has burned brightly in the popular imagination. Incredibly, their larger story is even more dramatic--the saga of forgotten men and women scattered to the farthest corners of the British empire, driven by the winds of the...

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Down syndrome is a genetic condition which causes varying degrees of learning        disability as well as other health problems. Nearly one baby in every 1000 born in        the UK has the condition. Parents are often frightened and confused by the birth of        a baby with Down syndrome, and they need reassurance as well as...

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